Park Jang Hyuk
Republic of Korea
| Sport | Short Track | |
| FederationID | STKOR13110199801 | |
| NOC | Republic of Korea | |
| Born | 31 Oct 1998
in Seoul  |
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| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Seoul, KOR | |
| Higher education | Physical Education - Korea National University of Sports: Seoul, KOR | |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | Korean |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 41.111 | 25 Nov 2021 |  Dordrecht |
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| 1000m | 1:24.081 | 05 Feb 2022 |  Beijing |
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| 1500m | 2:10.176 | 09 Feb 2022 | Beijing |
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Main Achievements |
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Olympic Games
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| 5000m Relay | 1 | |||||
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World Junior Championships
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| Overall | 1 | |||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Sports TOTO: Incheon, KOR |
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| Hero / Idol | Korean short track skater Shin Woo-Chul, Chinese short track skater Wu Dajing. (Athlete, 29 Nov 2021) |
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| Name of coach | Choi Jae-Bong [club], KOR |
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| Hobbies | Bowling. (Athlete, 29 Nov 2021) | |
| Injuries | In February 2022 he had 11 stitches in his left hand following a collision in the quarterfinals of the 1000m at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. He withdrew from the semifinal which was held on the same day, but returned to competitive action in the 1500m two days after the surgery. (yna.kr, 07 Feb 2022; news.kbs.co.kr, 09 Feb 2022; koreajoongangdaily.joins.com, 04 Mar 2022) In 2019 fractured his wrist and required three months of recovery. (Athlete, 29 Nov 2021) |
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| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning the 1500m at the Korean national team selection trials in 2021. (Athlete, 29 Nov 2021) |
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Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He was influenced by his older sister. |
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| Most influential person in career | Korean short track skater Shin Woo-Chul. (Athlete, 29 Nov 2021) | |
| Ambitions | To win gold at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 29 Nov 2021) |
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| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in 2005 at Korea University in Seoul, Republic of Korea. |
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| Nicknames | Park Dajing (Athlete, 29 Nov 2021) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "No pain, no gain." (Athlete, 29 Nov 2021) | |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | "I actually try to stay as far as I can from jinxes or relying on luck. For example, if I had an unlucky race wearing a certain jacket, then rather than not wearing it for important races, I try to get rid of that jinx by wearing that same jacket in my next race." (koreajoongangdaily.joins.com, 04 Mar 2022) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2022 | Olympic Games | 5000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Junior Championships | Overall | 3 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 1500m | 7 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 2000m Relay | 9 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | 1000m | 10 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2021/2022 | Dordrecht | 5000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2024/2025 | Montreal, QC | 5000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Debrecen | 5000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 3 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Beijing | 2000m Relay | 3 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Debrecen | 1500m | 3 | |||
| 2021/2022 | Dordrecht | 1500m | 3 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 23 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 34 | |||